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Capital Adequacy Requirements (CAR) Guideline Subject: Capital Adequacy Requirements (CAR) Chapter 1 – Overview Effective Date: April 2018 Subsections 485(1) and 949(1) of the Bank Act (BA), subsection 473(1) of the Trust and Loan Companies Act (TLCA), and 409(1) of the Cooperative Credit Associations Act (CCAA) require banks (including federal credit unions), bank holding companies, federally regulated trust companies, federally regulated loan companies and cooperative retail associations to maintain adequate capital. The CAR Guideline is not made pursuant to subsections 485(2) or 949(2) of the BA, to subsection 473(2) of the TLCA or to 409(2) of the CCAA. However, the capital standards set out in this guideline together with the leverage requirements set out in the Leverage Requirements Guideline provide the framework within which the Superintendent assesses whether a bank, a bank holding company, a trust company, a loan company or a cooperative retail association maintains adequate capital pursuant to the Acts. For this purpose, the Superintendent has established two minimum standards: the leverage ratio described in the Leverage Requirements Guideline, and the risk-based capital ratio described in this guideline. The first test provides an overall measure of the adequacy of an institution's capital. The second measure focuses on risk faced by the institution. Notwithstanding that a bank, bank holding company, trust company, loan company or cooperative retail association may meet these standards, the Superintendent may direct a bank or bank holding company to increase its capital under subsections 485(3) or 949(3) of the BA, a trust company or a loan company to increase its capital under subsection 473(3) of the TLCA or a cooperative retail association to increase its capital under 409(3) of the CCAA. Canada, as a member of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision, participated in the development of the capital framework, including Basel II: International Convergence of Capital Measurement and Capital Standards: A Revised Framework – Comprehensive Version (June 2006) and Basel III: A global regulatory framework for more resilient banks and banking systems. This domestic guidance is based on the Basel II and III frameworks. It also includes updates of relevant parts of the 1988 Basel Accord and the 1996 amendment to the Accord that sets out a framework for calculating the capital requirements for market risk. This guideline also reflects changes to both the Basel II and market risk frameworks that have occurred since their original implementation. 255 Albert Street Ottawa, Canada K1A 0H2 www.osfi-bsif.gc.ca Where relevant, the Basel II and III paragraph numbers are provided in square brackets at the end of each paragraph referencing material from the Basel II and III frameworks. Some chapters include boxed-in text (called OSFI Notes) that set out how certain requirements are to be implemented by banks, trust companies, loan companies and cooperative retail associations. From time to time, OSFI will issue capital implementation notes to clarify supervisors’ expectations on compliance with the technical provisions of the internal ratings based approach set out in Chapter 6 of this guideline. Banks/BHC/T&L/CRA Overview April 2018 Chapter 1 - Page 2 Chapter 1- Overview The Capital Adequacy Requirements (CAR) for banks (including a federal credit union), bank holding companies, federally regulated trust companies, federally regulated loan companies and cooperative retail associations are set out in nine chapters, each of which has been issued as a separate document. This document, which contains Chapter 1 – Overview, should be read in conjunction with the other CAR chapters which include: Chapter 1 Overview Chapter 2 Definition of Capital Chapter 3 Credit Risk – Standardized Approach Chapter 4 Settlement and Counterparty Risk Chapter 5 Credit Risk Mitigation Chapter 6 Credit Risk- Internal Ratings Based Approach Chapter 7 Structured Credit Products Chapter 8 Operational Risk Chapter 9 Market Risk Banks/BHC/T&L/CRA Overview April 2018 Chapter 1 - Page 3 Table of Contents Chapter 1 - Overview................................................................................................................ 5 1.1. Scope of application .............................................................................................. 5 1.2. Regulatory capital .................................................................................................. 5 1.3. Total risk weighted assets ...................................................................................... 5 1.3.1 Credit risk approaches ............................................................................ 5 1.3.2 Operational risk approaches ................................................................... 7 1.3.3 Market risk............................................................................................... 7 1.4. Approval to use the advanced approaches ............................................................. 8 1.5. Calculation of OSFI minimum capital requirements ............................................. 9 1.6. Mandated Capital Buffers .................................................................................... 10 1.6.1 Capital Conservation Buffer ....................................................................... 10 1.6.2 Countercyclical Buffer ................................................................................ 12 1.7. Capital targets ...................................................................................................... 16 1.8. Domestic Systemically Important Bank (D-SIB) Surcharge ............................... 16 1.9. Capital floor – advanced approaches ................................................................... 17 1.9.1 The capital floor .................................................................................... 17 1.9.2 Adjusted capital requirement ................................................................ 18 1.10. Credit Valuation Adjustment (CVA) Transitioning and Market Risk Hedges ... 18 Annex 1 – Domestic Systemic Importance and Capital Targets................................... 20 Banks/BHC/T&L/CRA Overview April 2018 Chapter 1 - Page 4 Chapter 1 - Overview 1. Outlined below is an overview of capital adequacy requirements for banks, bank holding companies, federally regulated trust companies, federally regulated loan companies and cooperative retail associations, collectively referred to as ‘institutions’. 2. This chapter is drawn from the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) Basel III framework, entitled: “Basel III: A global regulatory framework for more resilient banks and banking systems – December 2010 (rev June 2011)”. For reference, the Basel III text paragraph numbers that are associated with the text appearing in this chapter are indicated in square brackets at the end of each paragraph1. 1.1. Scope of application 3. These capital adequacy requirements apply on a consolidated basis and apply to all institutions as defined in paragraph 1 above. The consolidated entity includes all subsidiaries except insurance subsidiaries. 1.2. Regulatory capital 4. Total capital consists of the sum of the following elements: i. Tier 1 capital, consisting of: a. Common Equity Tier 1 capital b. Additional Tier 1 capital ii. Tier 2 capital 5. The criteria for the capital elements comprising the two tiers, as well as the various limits, restrictions and regulatory adjustments to which they are subject, are described in chapter 2. 1.3. Total risk weighted assets 1.3.1 Credit risk approaches 1.3.1.1. Internal ratings based (IRB) approaches 6. Institutions that have total regulatory capital (net of deductions) in excess of CAD $5 billion, or that have greater than 10% of total assets or greater than 10% of total liabilities that are international2, are expected to use the Advanced Internal Ratings Based approach for all material portfolios and credit businesses in Canada and the United States. Under this approach, 1 Following the format: [BCBS June 2011 par x] 2 This includes assets and liabilities booked outside of Canada as well as assets and liabilities of non-residents booked in Canada. Banks/BHC/T&L/CRA Overview April 2018 Chapter 1 - Page 5 described in Chapter 6, risk weights are a function of four variables and the type of exposure (corporate, retail, small to medium sized enterprise, etc.). The variables are: Probability of default (PD) of the borrower Loss given default (LGD) Maturity Exposure at default (EAD) 7. Under the Foundation Internal Ratings Based approach (FIRB), institutions determine PDs, while other variables are determined by OSFI. Under the Advanced Internal Ratings Based approach (AIRB), institutions determine all variables. 8. Under the IRB approaches, EAD is determined gross of all specific allowances. The amount used in the calculation of EAD should normally be based on book value, except for the following where EAD should be based on amortized cost: Certain financial instruments in the banking book loans fair valued under the fair value option or fair value hedge debt and loans fair valued under available for sale accounting. 1.3.1.2. Standardized approach 9. The default approach to calculating risk-weighted assets is the Standardized approach as described in Chapter 3. Under this approach, assessments from qualifying rating agencies are used to determine risk weights for: Claims on sovereigns and central banks Claims on non-central government public sector entities
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